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Nyassa

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Nyassidae

Taxonomy
Nyassa was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869).

It was assigned to Palaeomutelidae by Bailey (1983); and to Nyassidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Nyassa Hall and Whitfield
1983Nyassa Bailey p. 300
2010Nyassa Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyNyassoidea(Hall 1885)
familyNyassidaeHall 1885
genusNyassaHall and Whitfield 1869

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Nyassa Hall and Whitfield 1869
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Nyassa parva Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available